If you’ve found yourself desperately Googling ‘where is my phone’, you’re not alone. Millions of people have lost their phones, or have had them stolen. Considering that your phone contains so much personal information and important contacts, let’s cut to the chase and look at the phone location services offered by phone manufacturers and OS…
If you’re sick of trackers (often comes with bloatware), poor performance, less bloatware will help. Here are some of the fastest OSes around.
Android Central reported that Google will add metadata to Android apps acting as a signature that verifies their authenticity. This helps Android to determine if an app you’re installing is from a legitimate source. If it isn’t, then it won’t let you install it. This should ameliorate the issue of fake apps in the Play…
If you’ve formatted your hard drive but forgot to back up a directory or file beforehand, or deleted a file accidentally (not just sending it to the recycle bin), there’s a significant chance that the file is recoverable. Considering the sheer amount of time and work it takes to fully remove data from a hard…
The Google Home Assistant no longer requires you to say ‘Hey Google’ or ‘Ok Google’ to continue conversations with it. This makes it easier to use, but what are the implications? Many devices have a number of quirks and requirements that most people aren’t aware of, so it would help to explain what the ‘Hey…
Shares in Square (NYSE: SQ) jumped on Monday as the mobile payments app received regulatory approval for to trade cryptocurrencies in New York, according to CNBC. A welcome feature for customers that want to use cryptocurrencies. The company’s CEO, Jack Dorsey is also the CEO, co-founder of Twitter and has expressed support for cryptocurrencies, especially…
There’s a good chance that you’ve called 911 and repeatedly tried to spell out your address over a lot of noise or a scratchy phone call. Smartphones have tremendous capabilities that enable them to find anything you need in a flash, and nearby based on your location. Yet contacting the police is just as difficult…
Security is a very complicated issue, and we’re all just trying to keep up with the latest threats and security enhancements. This article quickly outlines 4 key security tips for smartphone users. 1. App Stores Don’t Necessarily Protect You While they are incorrectly mistaken as such, app stores are not an exclusive, clean environment of…
AMD has revealed the Radeon Instinct Vega GPU with the world’s first 7nm die and 32GB of HBM2 memory for machine learning and A.I. datacenter industries.
ASUS has developed the ROG phone for gamers (ROG refers to their Republic Of Gamers brand). The phone offers up to 512GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, a 2.96GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor (8-core), and a 4,000 mAh (4 Ah) battery. That translates to a capacity of 14.8 Wh (if it’s a standard 3.7 Volt…
Canon has terminated the sale of its film cameras, marking the end of a long era of film photography. They already stopped manufacturing them 8 years ago, but they continued to sell off old stocks until now. The EOS-1V was the last remaining film model until this decision. Film cameras were touted for their quality…
HP has announced a new Mindframe headset (under the Omen gaming product line) that offers thermoelectric cooling, a noise-cancelling unidirectional microphone, virtual 7.1 surround sound, and 3D spatial awareness. The thermoelectric cooler makes the Mindframe headphones comfortable even on hot days. Thermoelectric cooling is a concept that utilizes the Peltier effect to transfer heat from…